Tire for cycles or other vehicles.



-'No. 648,802. Paten ted May I, I900.

' w. H. SEWELL.

TIRE FOR CYCLES-0R OTHER VEHICLES.

(Application filed July 13, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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TIRE FOR CYCLES OR OTHER VEH'EOLES.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Eatent No. 648,802, dated May 1, 1900.

Application filed July 13 1 89 9.

development of my prior United States of America patent, No. 620,507, and dated the 28th day of February, 1899, and has for its object the providing a somewhat-simpl fied form 6f section and a more effective form of attachment instead of the inflated ball or section being attached to rim of Wheel, but its flange or upper part passing through and bearing on rim-face. -I now propose that the ball be simply placed on or against rim-face, where it is rigidly held' in position onborne by a circumferential ring passed over ball, said ring being held in position by-spring or projecting arms or clips having heads. These arms or clips will pass through an orifice in 'flange of ball and will latch,.hook, or button themselves on or within rim-face, which latter is provided with suitable openings to receive same, the efiect being that the rim is circumferentially protected or covered by rubber segments, but the running is on an intermittent series of spherical and inflated pneumatic points.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of part of rim of wheel and tire of cycle, showing my improvements. Fig. l is a separate view showing more clearly the barbed head of clip hearing within rim. Fig. 2 is aplan.'- Fig. 2*is a section showing construction of ball. Fig. 3 is a detached view in plan of partof rim of wheel with tire removed and attachment-ring in position. Fig. 4 is a detached view in plan, and side elevation of attachment-ring which encircles the ball and bears against the elongated bufier-flanges. Fig. 5 is a separate view, in front and side elevation, of the radial arms orspring-clips with barbed and arrow head,

. which fitting over the ring passes through the flange of ball and suitable openings on Serial No- 723,729. (No model) rim-face and latches on latter.- Figs. 6, and 7, Sand 9, and 10 and 11 are views of diiferent modifications of a spring or catch attachment 5 5' engaging with, on, or within rim in a suitable manner. v

A is the rim of the wheel, (wood or metal,) having the ground face B, provided with circu lar' openings 0 at suitable distances apartto 60. provide for an upward expansion of segment when ground tread is under pressure, thereby suspending and absorbing vibration, and 1) represents the small holes through which the spring-clips E pass. '65 E represents the elongated buEer-flanges of the balls F, which latter, as in my previous patent, are made open and afterward closed hy-alid with a dovetailed joint. This enables the ball to be molded under compression both inside and out, so that the wall is uniform and free from imperfections. Inflation is accomplished as in previous patent.

Gris the band or ring which encircles the ball and bears against the elongated bufierflanges E, and H represents .the spring-clips,- which have a barbed and arrow head h, Fig. 5, and which pass over and encircle the ring G and thence through the small holes D in the fiangesE and engage with the ground face 8o B of rim of wheel, thereby firmly latching or clamping the sections or balls of the tire to the rim of the wheel.

In Figs. 6 and 7, 8 and 9, and 10 and 11 I have shown different modifications of the 1 spring clips or arms for latching or clamping the sections or segments to the rimof the wheel. Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, the holes Din the ground face B are made of keyhole construction, and the ring G has rigidly se- 99 cured toit four arms or projections J,.having little buttons K at end thereof. These pass through the openings D, and the sections are slightly pushed forward,when the buttons become locked in the narrow end of the openings D. In Figs. 8 and 9 the ends of the projections J have spring'y ends, so that after passing through the openings D the ends spring out and engage with the under surface of the rim-face B. In Figs. 10 and 11 in 'roo place of the holes D, I have a slot K on each side of the plate, and the clip in this case passes through'the slots, when the springy piece m springs out and similarly engages with the under side of the ground face of the rim and so clamps or latches the sections or segments to the rim of the wheel.

Of course there may be other forms of spring or latch attachments which might equally serve the same purpose.

1. A tire-section comprising a ball having buffer-flanges which are formed with openings, bands extending alongside the ball, across the buifer-flanges, over the said openings,- and the radial arms extending fromthe bands through the openings, and having heads for engaging the ground face of-the rim of a wheel; substantially as described.

:3. A tire-section comprising a ballhaving buffer-flanges which are formed with openings, a hand encircling the balls above the said openings, and radial spring-clips straddling the band, extending through the open ings, and having arrow-heads for engaging the ground face of the rim; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix 1n ysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HERBERT SEWEL'L. W itnesses:

EDITH BIARY EDMONDSTONE,

KATHERINE HAMILTON. 

